Author: Jerry Ahern
Publisher: Speaking Volumes
ISBN: 1612322166
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 183

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Author: Axel Kilgore
Publisher: Zebra Books
ISBN: 9780890838723
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 224

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Author: Paul N. Beck
Publisher: University of Oklahoma Press
ISBN: 0806147695
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 330

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In summer 1862, Minnesotans found themselves fighting interconnected wars—the first against the rebellious Southern states, and the second an internal war against the Sioux. While the Civil War was more important to the future of the United States, the Dakota War of 1862 proved far more destructive to the people of Minnesota—both whites and American Indians. It led to U.S. military action against the Sioux, divided the Dakotas over whether to fight or not, and left hundreds of white settlers dead. In Columns of Vengeance, historian Paul N. Beck offers a reappraisal of the Punitive Expeditions of 1863 and 1864, the U.S. Army’s response to the Dakota War of 1862. Whereas previous accounts have approached the Punitive Expeditions as a military campaign of the Indian Wars, Beck argues that the expeditions were also an extension of the Civil War. The strategy and tactics reflected those of the war in the East, and Civil War operations directly affected planning and logistics in the West. Beck also examines the devastating impact the expeditions had on the various bands and tribes of the Sioux. Whites viewed the expeditions as punishment—“columns of vengeance” sent against those Dakotas who had started the war in 1862—yet the majority of the Sioux the army encountered had little or nothing to do with the earlier uprising in Minnesota. Rather than relying only on the official records of the commanding officers involved, Beck presents a much fuller picture of the conflict by consulting the letters, diaries, and personal accounts of the common soldiers who took part in the expeditions, as well as rare personal narratives from the Dakotas. Drawing on a wealth of firsthand accounts and linking the Punitive Expeditions of 1863 and 1864 to the overall Civil War experience, Columns of Vengeance offers fresh insight into an important chapter in the development of U.S. military operations against the Sioux.

Author: Axel Kilgore
Publisher: Americana Publishing
ISBN: 9781588071620
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0

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Author: Jerry Ahern
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781612322155
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 226

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Hank Frost, the wise-cracking, one-eyed mercenary captain, suddenly becomes commanding general of an anti-Communist Mercenary Army doubling as admiral of a moth-balled invasion fleet. And there's also a $100,000 payoff in the bargain. All Frost has to do is invade Monte Azul, a country lost to Communist terrorists, and oust Castro's murderous puppet dictator, who's backed by a Castro Army of 4,000 shock troops. But if he survives that, there's Marina, the daughter of the dead anti-Communist president, who wants Frost as her lover-and the vengeance-bent right-wing Army leader who wants Frost dead. Assassination, piracy commando raids and pitched battles lead Frost ever near the final one-on-one death-duel with the dictator!

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ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 640

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Author: Mukul Deva
Publisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 0765337711
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 289

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Ruby Gill is a rogue MI6 agent, the daughter of an Indian father and Palestinian mother. Her mission is to destroy a Palestinian-Israeli peace summit in New Delhi. Ruby's father, whom she has not seen since age three, is now head of India's antiterrorist police. When the two first meet, Ravinder Gill believes his long-lost daughter has come for a reunion . . . but as time goes by, he begins to suspect that she is the terrorist he's searching for. Combining a fascinating mix of terrorist operational detail contrasted with the coming together of a father and daughter who once loved each other but are now on opposite sides of a deadly encounter, Mukul Deva's Weapon of Vengeance is a gripping thriller filled with explosive action and weighty characters.

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Category : Great Britain
Languages : en
Pages : 338

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Author: Georgianne Wordlow
Publisher: iUniverse
ISBN: 0595621007
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 438

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Anna Maria Dane is a woman who is struggling with despair after losing her father and fianc in the attacks of September 11, 2001. Her pain turns into anger, which gives birth to a desire for revenge, and she obtains it in the only way she can, by going after individuals still alive who helped bring that day about. She gets amazing and unusual assistance from Braeden Maguire, a guilt-ridden CIA operative, whose reasons for helping her are not what they seem. Anna Maria's killing spree takes her to some of the most beautiful and dangerous places in the world, and the things she discovers people did to help the hijackers carry out their mission astonishes her. But killing these people does not bring her peace, so she sets out to confront the terrorist leader who masterminded the September 11th plot. Killing this individual, a man whom the CIA has dubbed "The Most Dangerous Man Alive", is not easy and she herself is almost killed. So close to death's door and willing to stay there, the people around her refusing to give up on her, Anna Maria soon comes to realize that living is the best revenge of all.

Author: Giacomo Giammatteo
Publisher: Inferno Publishing Company
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 763

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The Sethian Shield continues to weaken, and although Lukaan is still imprisoned, it seems inevitable that he'll get out. And once he does ... Rahg and Darstan must find a way to prevent him from escaping, but they have become mortal enemies after what happened in Cergala.